A city of northwest Belgium on the North Sea west-southwest of Bruges. It was a German submarine base during World War I and was severely damaged by Allied bombing during World War II. Population,69,129.

• 比利时西北城市，位于布鲁日西南偏南，濒临北海。第一次世界大战时为德军潜艇基地，二战时同盟国的轰炸使其遭到严重破坏。人口69，129。